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    On many food labels there is a letter 'e' next to the weight. What does this 'e' stand for?

    Question #52224. Asked by elizabethmc. (Nov 06 04 5:18 PM)


    robboy

    		According to nutrition analysis:
    Net content, and the letter (e) gig size, indicating that the average total content should be correct per the size or weight, but that some minor differences may occur in each container.


    Nov 06 04, 6:46 PM
    peasypod

    		This site says:

    The term "e" mark refers to the symbol "e" used in connection with the quantity declarations on labels of some consumer commodities marketed primarily in the European Community (EC). The "e" mark constitutes a representation by the packer or importer that the package to which it is applied has been filled in accordance with the average system of quantity specified by the EC. The average system is a method of declaring package fill in the EC and other countries of the world, including the United States.


    http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/laws/fpla-cfr.html

    Nov 07 04, 12:55 AM

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